Bluesky has blown up this year thanks to a vibrant community of posters, user customization choices, and a decentralized protocol that doesn't lock users
I’m not trying to convince people to use FOSS here. I’m explaining how users of FOSS aren’t “consumers”. It’s understandable that you’d make demands for a service which you are paying for. In the case of FOSS, you’re using a free service, so you can threaten to take your “business” elsewhere, but it makes no difference because you aren’t contributing to the project in the first place.
Imagine if a user of Wikipedia started making demands about what features the site should have, how it should be run, etc. Somebody who had never donated or even edited an article. What do you think the reaction would be?
I’m not trying to convince people to use FOSS here. I’m explaining how users of FOSS aren’t “consumers”. It’s understandable that you’d make demands for a service which you are paying for. In the case of FOSS, you’re using a free service, so you can threaten to take your “business” elsewhere, but it makes no difference because you aren’t contributing to the project in the first place.
Imagine if a user of Wikipedia started making demands about what features the site should have, how it should be run, etc. Somebody who had never donated or even edited an article. What do you think the reaction would be?